Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum

Gallery of Greece
Philosophers’ Walk Building
The Gallery of Greece features marble sculptures, beautiful terracotta figurines,
black-figure and red-figure vases, a collection of coins tracing the history of Western
coinage from the 6 th to the 1 st century BC, as well as bronze arms and armour, gold
jewellery and fine metalwork which illustrate the high level of Greek craftsmanship.
Approximately 1,500 artifacts continue the story of Greek creativity throughout the
Archaic (700 - 500 BC), Classical (500 - 323 BC), and early Hellenistic periods (323 -
31 BC). This nearly 700-year time span witnessed the birth of Western art, gods
appear in human form and the human figure is no longer rendered only in an
Gallery of Greece
idealized manner. The feminine ideal is highlighted in a number of statues depicting
the goddess Aphrodite. Displays about the city of Athens’ Golden Age, including its
public and political life during the second half of the 5 th century BC are also included, such as a plaster cast
from Parthenon; a model of the Acropolis as it appeared about 400 BC; and a model of the Athena Parthenos,
the gold and ivory cult statue in the Parthenon.
Samuel European Galleries
Hilary and Galen Weston Wing, Weston Family Wing
Half Suit of Amour
Italy, circa 1560
The Samuel European Galleries include collections featuring decorative arts of western and
central Europe from the Middle Ages to the present day and include the ROM’s display of arms
and amour that contain 300 pieces ranging from 15 th century chain mail to World War I
automatic guns. A series of period decorated rooms illustrates the evolution of style from the
Middle Ages to the 20 th century. The Dr. Fred Weinberg & Joy Cherry Weinberg Judaica
Collection contains over 60 objects of European Jewish ceremonial art from the 1500s to the
present day. Artifacts from the 20th century are featured in the Art Deco: Decorative Arts from
the Bernard & Sylvia Ostry Collection displays which contain 1920s and 1930s furniture, lamps,
and decorative sculptures mainly originating from France. s.
Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
The Ondaatje Gallery presents the ROM’s collection of artifacts that illustrates
the artistic and cultural traditions of South Asia. Spanning over 5,000 years,
each artifact reveals aspects of South Asia’s long and diverse history. The
exhibit areas present the ROM’s exceptional collection of South Asian religious
objects and sculpture, decorative arts, arms and armour, miniature paintings
and textiles, originating from countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.
Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian
Gallery
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